Save Money and the Environment Too

It may not end all your trips to the pump, but it should make them less frequent. What is it? It's an “electrifying” new way to get more miles per gallon of gas or diesel fuel. As a bonus, it makes burning these fossil fuels less polluting as well.

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The idea behind the new device is making the fuel less viscous. This results in smaller droplets of fuel being injected into the engine. Smaller droplets burn more efficiently and cleanly.

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This technology will also reduce pollution by increasing the amount of fuel that is burned cleanly
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What is the device? It’s a small component that produces an electric field, using current from the car battery. Fluids, including gas and diesel fuel, get thinner in an electric field. For a better appreciation of electric fields, explore this interactive animation: http://www.falstad.com/vector3de/

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Learn more about using an electric field to improve fuel economy at the link below. Then answer the questions that follow.